5 Steps To Better Lesson Planning

5 Steps To Better Lesson Planning

Learning to write a good, strong lesson plan is the backbone of confident teaching. Without a plan, you can kiss that goal of supporting your learners to succeed goodbye and your students will definitely suffer in the long run. When we talk about writing a lesson...
Read With Me: 5 Tips to Foster a Love for #Reading

Read With Me: 5 Tips to Foster a Love for #Reading

  “Read along with me: the best is yet to be.” – Lisa Dabbs (adapted from Robert Browning) When I first became a teacher, I was excited to begin sharing the love of reading with my students. I grew up loving to read and couldn’t wait to...
A Celebration of a Life Filled with Love

A Celebration of a Life Filled with Love

Every year, at her birthday, I share a testimony to the life of my Grandmother, Carmen Gascon.   May it inspire you, today. Today is my grandmother’s birthday. She was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1914. Her name was Carmen. At 16. Carmen, is a...
4 Steps to a Positive Classroom Community

4 Steps to a Positive Classroom Community

    As a former teacher and school principal, I can tell you that building a positive classroom community takes work. Thankfully, many educators around the globe are striving for the same goal. That said, there are also a lot of educators who are unsure of...